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Torbay road accidents in 2009: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 302 road traffic collisions in Torbay in 2009, and 388 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 3 were fatal and 24 were serious.

Collisions were down 17% on 2008 (364), and casualties fell from 463.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 16,751 collisions in Torbay.

Collisions in 2009
302
Down 17% on 2008
Casualties in 2009
388
Down 16% on 2008
Fatal collisions
3
1% of collisions
Serious collisions
24
7.9% of collisions

Crash severity in Torbay in 2009

1% of collisions in Torbay in 2009 were fatal and 7.9% serious, against 0.8% and 17% in Torbay from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal31%
  • Serious247.9%
  • Slight27591%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal30.8%
  • Serious266.7%
  • Slight35993%

Torbay road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Torbay, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 512 in 1985. 2009 is highlighted, with 302, down 17% on 2008.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 2009
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025172204
2024165208
2023190237
2022168228
2021230295
2020183221
2019226302
2018261332
2017257322
2016267359
2015281377
2014298363
2013297364
2012304404
2011309379
2010351457
2009302388
2008364463
2007374454
2006385470
2005436526
2004421506
2003392462
2002371433
2001385465
2000366459
1999408481
1998433531
1997371457
1996378467
1995418482
1994431517
1993418522
1992343446
1991339409
1990414523
1989437525
1988414521
1987431530
1986443583
1985512633
1984500593
1983502588
1982436554
1981453564
1980434522
1979481603

When and where crashes happen in Torbay in 2009

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday54 (18%)
  • Tuesday46 (15%)
  • Wednesday49 (16%)
  • Thursday42 (14%)
  • Friday43 (14%)
  • Saturday41 (14%)
  • Sunday27 (8.9%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:598 (2.6%)
  • 03:00 to 05:596 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5929 (9.6%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5945 (15%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5954 (18%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5993 (31%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5949 (16%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5918 (6%)

Collisions by month

  • January26 (8.6%)
  • February23 (7.6%)
  • March28 (9.3%)
  • April25 (8.3%)
  • May29 (9.6%)
  • June22 (7.3%)
  • July30 (9.9%)
  • August27 (8.9%)
  • September27 (8.9%)
  • October26 (8.6%)
  • November19 (6.3%)
  • December20 (6.6%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight238 (79%)
  • Dark, street lights lit54 (18%)
  • Dark, no street lighting5 (1.7%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown4 (1.3%)
  • Dark, street lights unlit1 (0.3%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds242 (80%)
  • Raining, no high winds29 (9.6%)
  • Raining with high winds12 (4%)
  • Fine with high winds5 (1.7%)
  • Snowing with high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Snowing, no high winds1 (0.3%)
  • Other9 (3%)
  • Not recorded3 (1%)

Road surface

  • Dry213 (71%)
  • Wet or damp82 (27%)
  • Frost or ice5 (1.7%)
  • Snow2 (0.7%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 20 mph1 (0.3%)
  • 30 mph272 (90%)
  • 40 mph19 (6.3%)
  • 60 mph9 (3%)
  • 70 mph1 (0.3%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway252 (83%)
  • One way street or slip road21 (7%)
  • Dual carriageway13 (4.3%)
  • Roundabout12 (4%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.3%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Torbay in 2009

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant222 (57%)
  • Pedestrian89 (23%)
  • Motorcyclist44 (11%)
  • Cyclist20 (5.2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant6 (1.5%)
  • Minibus occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Van occupant2 (0.5%)
  • Taxi or private hire car occupant1 (0.3%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 59 (2.3%)
  • 6 to 1015 (3.9%)
  • 11 to 1519 (4.9%)
  • 16 to 2087 (22%)
  • 21 to 2529 (7.5%)
  • 26 to 3547 (12%)
  • 36 to 4553 (14%)
  • 46 to 5547 (12%)
  • 56 to 6526 (6.7%)
  • 66 to 7520 (5.2%)
  • Over 7525 (6.4%)
  • Not recorded11 (2.8%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider221 (57%)
  • Pedestrian89 (23%)
  • Passenger78 (20%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car420 (81%)
  • Motorcycle48 (9.2%)
  • Pedal cycle24 (4.6%)
  • Bus or coach10 (1.9%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes7 (1.3%)
  • Other vehicle5 (1%)
  • Taxi or private hire car3 (0.6%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes2 (0.4%)
  • Minibus1 (0.2%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Torbay in 2009

Map of the last 24 crashes of 2009 and the 10 busiest accident hotspots in Torbay

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Serious
  • Slight

Accident hotspots (10)

How Torbay ranked among 351 areas in 2009

Of the 351 areas in England, Scotland and Wales, Torbay had fewer road collisions than 223 of them in 2009.

Collisions
224th
of 351 areas, highest first
Casualties
243rd
of 351 areas, highest first
Fatal collisions
225th
of 351 areas, highest first
Serious collisions
309th
of 351 areas, highest first

Accident hotspots in Torbay in 2009

Tormohun, Torbay, TQ2 5RS area was the busiest accident hotspot in Torbay in 2009, with 48 collisions, 2 of them serious.

Roads in Torbay with the most crashes in 2009

The A3022 had the most collisions in Torbay in 2009: 35, including 1 fatal and 5 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Torbay, 2009
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA3022354815
2ndA379233504
3rdA380132303
4thA3858900
5thB31998800
6thB30601200
7thB32031100

Towns in Torbay: crashes in 2009

Torquay had the most collisions of any town in Torbay in 2009: 127.

Postcode districts in Torbay: crashes in 2009

TQ2 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Torbay in 2009: 98.

Latest crashes in Torbay in 2009

Of the last 24 crashes in Torbay in 2009, none were fatal and 3 were serious. The last was on 28 December 2009.

Severity

Torbay road accidents in other years